Azhar settles back tax bill in Isle of Wight

Former Burger King owner, arrested in Texas earlier this month, still owes other localities

ISLE OF WIGHT – Former Burger King owner Samina Azhar, arrested in Texas June 10 for failure to pay past meals taxes to the towns of Smithfield and Windsor, has settled her bills in the county, said Commonwealth's Attorney Wayne Farmer.

Azhar, 56, was scheduled to appear in Isle of Wight Circuit Court Wednesday. But on Tuesday, she sent two certified checks to Farmer's office totaling the $16,500 she owed in delinquent meals taxes to Smithfield and Windsor, Farmer said.

Azhar was convicted in Isle of Wight Circuit Court in June 2009 on two misdemeanor charges for not paying quarterly food taxes to the towns of Windsor and Smithfield. She still owes back taxes for totaling more than $60,000 in Southampton County, Farmer said.